A number of years ago I worked with a very talented senior elearning designer who delivered brilliant work themselves, but could drive juniors to tears
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Does writing style change how learners perceive choices in a branched scenario?
An important aspect of my PhD research is to try out different ways of writing choices (in branched scenarios) and see if it changes the
Read, watch, listen and play your way to writing better interactive stories for learning
At a recent webinar on game writing techniques for learning some attendees asked me for recommended books. Well, this list has some books, but in
Playing with choices: framing and options
I’ve recently read some really interesting research by Peter Mawhorter et al. about ‘choice poetics’ (Mawhorter, Mateas, Wardrip-Fruin, & Jhala, 2014). The authors look at
Write better elearning scenarios: active or descriptive choices
The most important aspect of branching scenarios and interactive stories are the choices presented to the player/learner. Choices are what make interactive stories different from
Write better elearning scenarios: subtext
Last year I embarked on a big journey. At the immature age of 50, I decided to start a PhD! It’s, to say the least,
Using Twine for complex video scenario design
For a recent scenario-based course in health care, my client was very keen to work with video scenarios. After a deep needs analysis, we established
Write better elearning scenarios: constructing stories from learning objectives
Scenario- and story based courses are a powerful medium to immerse learners in situations where they can practice their skills. Writing engaging stories, with learner
How to run a SME meeting with Cathy Moore’s action mapping model
Anyone who has run SME meetings using Cathy Moore’s action mapping model or plans to to so after reading her blog, will have discovered that it
Can the learner journey be the learning outcome?
I was listening to a Game design podcast in the car this morning, the Game Design Round Table, and something was said that challenged my thinking